Insights & Resources – Mosaic Pharmacy

Coordinated care. Improved health outcomes. Reduced medication costs.

As an accountable pharmacy partner to health plans, health systems, and assisted living communities, Mosaic meaningfully impacts patients every day.

Below are just a few stories describing the transformative pharmacy care we’ve delivered  to Mosaic patients.

Care Coordination

Deprescribing

Gap in Therapy

Patient Monitoring

Post-Discharge Follow-up

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Case Study

Transforming the pharmacy experience for seniors on multiple medications

A caregiver describes the challenges of managing an elderly loved one’s medications — and how enrolling in Mosaic created peace of mind and independence.

Event

Mosaic Pharmacy Service and RxAnte Co-Present: Caring for Medically Complex and Vulnerable Members

On May 28 in conjunction with the PQA 2020 Annual Meeting, Mosaic Pharmacy Service presented on the role of a comprehensive pharmacy service in addressing the needs of medically complex and vulnerable Medicare members. Listen to our 20-minute session hosted by Sapna Patel, RPh, Clinical Director of Mosaic Pharmacy Service.

Case Study

Improving home monitoring and obtaining medication to avoid readmission

A patient hospitalized for confusion was diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy due to liver cirrhosis. Upon treatment and discharge, the patient was referred to Mosaic Pharmacy Service. During our in-person medication review, the patient was found to be non-compliant with all of his medications due to side effects.

“Mosaic is my hero”

—primary care provider

Case Study

Ensuring rapid post-discharge follow-up

A stroke patient was discharged from the hospital and recommended to Mosaic Pharmacy Service for post-discharge pharmacy care. The patient scheduled a follow-up appointment with a primary care physician 30 days post-hospital discharge. During our clinical review, Mosaic identified this gap between discharge and follow-up as inappropriate due to the patient’s diagnosis.

30 3 days

The patient was able to receive necessary post-discharge follow up in 3 days rather than 30 days.

Case Study

Deprescribing unnecessary medications and improving care coordination between providers

A patient hospitalized for chest pain and syncope was referred to Mosaic Pharmacy Service. The patient has seven different providers, including specialists. During our in-person visit, the patient’s caregiver expressed frustration over the number of medications the patient was on while lacking effective communication between prescribers.

Assisted in coordinating

The Mosaic team assisted in coordinating between physicians and gained agreement to discontinue unnecessary medications.

Case Study

Avoiding potential hospital readmission and therapy gap

A patient with pneumonia and sepsis was discharged on two antibiotics and was recommended to Mosaic Pharmacy Service. Upon clinical review, Mosaic discovered that the patient only received a three-day supply of antibiotic therapy and identified this as a potential health and readmission risk.

Prevented readmission

Mosaic contacted the primary care provider to obtain necessary medications, which avoided a potential hospital readmission averaging $14,400.

Case Study

Addressing noncompliance and side effects

A 67-year-old female was referred to Mosaic Pharmacy Service for medication management. The member has a past medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes, insomnia, and depression. She was not compliant to her new diabetes medication due to a side effect and was only taking it as-needed. Following a home visit and clinical review, the following drug therapy problems were identified:

$7,500 a year in health plan savings

Switching to a combination diabetic medication resulted in $7,500 a year in health plan savings and $120 a year in savings to the patient.

Case Study

Addressing medication-related health risks and coordinating with prescribers and health plan to reduce cost

A patient being discharged from the hospital was referred to Mosaic Pharmacy Service to help manage multiple chronic conditions and medications. During our home visit, we discovered several items to take action on:

$500 $35

Removing cost barriers: Mosaic helped this patient save more than $400 per month in medication costs.

Case Study

Addressing adverse drug reactions and therapy duplication

A 59-year-old disabled female enrolled in Mosaic Pharmacy Service. The member was prescribed and taking 47 medications (both prescription and over the counter), and has 20 known drug allergies. A Mosaic clinical pharmacist identified the following issues with the member's regimen:

"Mosaic is easy to work with and I look forward to working with them again."

The member's primary care provider noted: “My experience with Mosaic Pharmacy has been very positive so far. Mosaic is easy to work with and I look forward to working with them again."